Authors Note: Finally back to Daisuke. And guess what. No annoying flashbacks, but there will be plenty more in the next chapter. I know the glasses thing is a bit much but whatchya gonna do. This chapter and its upcoming twin really have a resident evil/ Season 4 touch IMO. It's really just my whack muses shouting at me cause I haven't seen any season 4 eps since all ten warriors defeat the two generals or whomever.

Legal Disclaimer: I don't own Digimon. If I did there was no way it was gonna get past the censors.

Dedications: What do I really need to tell you, well this chapter is dedicated to my inspirations, Melissa Ford and Allekto and my beta Jessica.

Fate Isn't A River Daisuke

by: Yamato Magna

Ocean's Reciprocity

Don't get me wrong. I really couldn't care less for the girl. The only reason I'm out here now. In this hall that should be filled with Ken's slaves, is because of what's on top of my head right now. Or rather what's not. Taichi's goggles, they represent something. Not just courage and all that other nonsense. It's my solemn oath. When I became a Digi-Destined it wasn't just in spirit. It was much more, and, even though I may not like to think of my self as a digidestined, that's the truth and it can't be denied. Hikari is my teammate and if I were in the same position she would do the same thing for me.

 The hallway is empty. I mean empty there's not a single Mon in sight. Seeing no point in sneaking around I walk calmly down the hall in the imperial garb of the Kaizer. The hall is of average width made of what seems to be cold bricks. Small overhead lamps provide light. "I don't believe this." Daisuke said as he peered down the end of the long corridor. "There's nothing here!" Running down to the end of the hall he found only a brick wall. There were no doors, no elevators, not even a window. He was trapped.

Frantically Daisuke pounded on the walls. "Open up you stupid wall!" He cried as he turned to another wall and began to pound on that one as well. "This is crazy. I heard Hikari so she cant be that far." Daisuke concentrated for a minute. "It sounded like it was coming from below me." Daisuke examined the floor. No there was nothing there. Ordinary brick. Cold hard and unfeeling.

Daisuke sulked back into his room only to find that the difference in light forced him to shut his eyes. Had the light been so bright before? Reaching for the dresser he sighed in relief as he found a pair of shades and put them on. Turning back to the door he realized he must have hit the dimmer switch on his way out. Looking around the room he lifted the glasses to where his goggles had rested and turned towards the computer.

Trying to work it he wasn't surprised as the computer suddenly froze up leaving him only with a message of 'Contact System Administrator'. "Just like Jun's computer." Daisuke chuckled, "Hey wait a minute that's it!" Snapping his fingers Daisuke bent under the desk holding the computer and searched frantically for the hard drive. Following the wires he could tell he neared the end as they tightened.  "What?" Daisuke had reached the end but he couldn't feel the drive. All he could feel was… the wall. Sighing Daisuke swore as he bumped his head on the desk causing Ken's shades to fall back into place.

Deciding to take a little break he moved onto the bed and nearly collapsed on it. Sighing he took of the shades and twirled them around on his fingers. Just what were they made of anyway. Leaning on his side he turned his view towards the hall again. It had been full of Ken's slaves only a moment ago. Where had they gone? Suddenly becoming angry Daisuke grabbed the shades and stormed off into the hall. "Open up goddammit!" Daisuke screamed as he kicked the wall so hard the recoil sent the shades into place on his face.

"Well," Daisuke said as an elevator almost magically appeared in front of him. "Thanks I guess." He murmured as he took off the shades and rubbed his eyes only to see the elevator vanish. "Hey don't go!" he cried as he felt the wall where the elevator was. Rubbing his fingers around he was shocked to find a button on the wall. Pushing the small stone Daisuke heard a ding and then took a nervous step back and the wall opened revealing nothing.

Darkness was behind the wall, and nothing more besides some mist. Gulping Daisuke stuck a foot out into the void. It was solid. "Well that's it I've had it." He told himself as he went charging into the darkness only to stop three feet in as he hit what felt like a metal wall. Rubbing his jaw he thought for a moment. What would the Kaizer do in this situation, to defeat your enemy you must think like your enemy. Pulling down Ken's shades he simply smirked as the entire appearance of the small cubicle changed. Bricks danced and shifted as they became metal, bricks morphed into buttons and a solid steel floor replaced the swirling mist and void. 

"Pretty smart, I never would have thought of that." Daisuke said as he looked over the mess of controls. Deciding that one was just as good as another he pushed the bottom button. A sudden whoosh hit him as the elevator began moving. In seemingly no time at all, the elevator dinged open allowing Daisuke exit then immediately shut as he left.

Surveying the well-lit area Daisuke was almost sick to his stomach at the sight he saw. Cages upon cages of ringed and spiraled digimon. Slowly walking by the first thing he noticed was that they all seemed unaware of hi prescience. No controls on the cages or locks Daisuke opened the nearest one and tried to remove the ring. It wouldn't even budge, the Mon acted as if it was dead, but it was clearly breathing as Daisuke could tell by he up and down motion of the creature's chest. Slowly closing the door Daisuke noticed that they were all like this. It was worse than he thought. He didn't know what was doing it but it seemed as though something or someone had removed their very soul. It was much more than the rings and spirals.

As if to deny what he saw Daisuke ran down the seemingly endless corridor. Hundreds, no, thousands of Mon. ranging from in training to ultimate, all of them, empty. Surprising a cry of horror Daisuke inched his way back towards the elevator. The place was like a graveyard, though the Mon weren't dead they might as well have been.

Pushing the button hard and fast Daisuke was never happier than when he got inside that elevator and pushed a button. Anyone it didn't matter. He couldn't have been in there for more than a second before the elevator came to a halt again. Wondering if the elevator was malfunctioning, or worse if Ken had realized that he was up and about, he calmed down when he realized he had simply pressed the second last button. He was on the floor directly above the last.

After the last floor Daisuke was a little more than frightened of getting off. Swallowing his fear he calmly stepped out into the dimly lit room. Large windows opened up dramatically upon his entrance along with an ethereal wind that blew through his hair. Tables and large wooden double doors and paintings all carved with angels and snakes and kings and books! There were simply books upon books upon books. Besides the light of the moon candles dimly lit the room. It was a scene straight out of resident evil; the only thing missing was a stain glass window for the crows to bash in from. The whole atmosphere made Daisuke have to, have to, "I've got to pee!" Daisuke cried.

Ignoring the double doors he rushed into a small metallic one that seemed immensely out of place.  Sighing in relief Daisuke exited a few moments later. The whole room just screamed creepy, it reminded him of a movie he had downloaded where the house came to life to kill its victims. Brushing his hand on a nearby book he realized there was no dust. Circling around the table he noticed none of them did. There wasn't a speck of dust anywhere in the whole room. It seemed as though someone had been in here recently and had upturned everything looking for something.

Looking at all the shelves he saw they were in order by subject seeing as how none of these books had any human authors. All the books were over turned except one shelf, and only the top half. "So whatever they were looking for, the books next to it should give me some sort of clue. He was about to reach for the book on the shelf next to the double doors when he stopped. Someone was watching him. Slowly turning his head to his right, he heard a rustling on his left and snapped his head on that side. There were only books.

The feeling gone he reached for the book again and turned the pages only to have the feeling return. He wished that V-mon and his D-3 were with him right now. Taking a step back he tripped over the books sending a table flying and starting a chain reaction. The table, losing one leg tilted over causing the books to go flying into the painting, tearing them open revealing the hole behind them, the candles above them tilted over just touching another book setting it ablaze catching onto the wall eventually getting to the curtains on the open windows.

Daisuke oblivious to what had begun and only wanting to get out of the room hurriedly ran his hands over the carvings on the double doors. Seeing the lock mechanism with Ken's shades, he pushed in the eyes of an angel carving and entered the brightly lit room on the other side as the door opened.

The room was astounding. It was a huge ballroom. It was like something out of a fairy tale, a grand red-carpeted staircase atop two double doors, a huge dance floor made completely of what seemed to be crystal. Daisuke felt the same eerie presence as a large angelic statue adorned with multicolored pieces of crystal at its base. The aerie, it called to him.

On the right hand of the room, when he managed to look away there were three doors. With the shades on he could see that in actuality the only place that really went anywhere was the door in between the two. An elevator. Daisuke turned his attention back to the statue. The Angel, it wasn't a heavenly one but a Mon. "" Daisuke said aloud. Taking a closer look Daisuke could see ten crystals and then ten Kanji underneath. "Darkness above Kindness, Wind over Love," Daisuke pondered a moment "sounds familiar." He said taking another step closer. "Water above Integrity." Daisuke said. He stepped closer until he suddenly found himself on his knees before the statue of "" 

Without knowing what he was doing he suddenly found a black and blue crystal in his hands. They were about the size of his palm, one cold and one warm. Daisuke looked at the black stone, it was cold and unfeeling as if, abandoned. Moving over to touch another stone to see if it was just that one Daisuke stopped abruptly as a sprinkler system turned on.

Alarms blaring Daisuke pocketed the stones and grabbed the book he didn't remember putting down. Running for the elevator he pushed the button surprised to see it was already waiting and that there were no buttons. The doors closed and Daisuke didn't feel the sudden whoosh that he did from the other elevator. It seemed as though this elevator was only made to go from point a to point b.

Not one to be lead, Daisuke wasn't about to take this lying down, but at the same time he had a sudden urge to know what it was that they were looking for in that book. Daisuke read the title, "Digital Prowess Volume 6 Transcended to Z". Daisuke read the first page; it seemed to be a continuation of the last pages of the previous volume.

However the spell, being not yet complete can serve to not only modify ones own power but modify one's power source. Simply put it allows one to call upon another crest. This is usually due to the omission of the tenth crest and the humon's disuse of their current crest.

On a theoretical note, some say it may be possible to use the transcended crest to negate the other crests, however to attain such a malevolence the us would first have to discover the new crests attribute and then have a humon of the opposite crest spill their blood upon it. This of course is utter lunacy as the amount of power obtained from such a tribute would be enough to make the crest self-aware.

Daisuke scrolled down a few lines

Mon sacrifices of their soul may also suffice the crest.

Daisuke felt as if he were to vomit. It couldn't be, Ken would never! Yes that's right Ken would never but the Kaizer would have no such complaints. Splitting innocent Mon from their souls! And for what to nullify some power that didn't even exist anymore, to gain enough power to control a world. What good would that do once there's nothing left in it to rule over anymore. Daisuke's knuckles and face turned white with rage.

Slowly breathing he read on

In conclusion, despite the power this ritual may impose upon one, it is simply too dangerous for one to undertake. Especially one such as I considering the crest of Light I have is useless to me and I doubt I could make the child to whom it belongs would consent to this use. So I must resign these thoughts and alas focus on my search once more.

Lord Myotismon

"Taken from the journals of Myotismon dated before he vanished into the humon world"

Myotismon. Daisuke didn't recognize the name. The elevator stopped just as he was about to consider something. The doors opened and Daisuke couldn't say he was surprised at where he ended up. The elevator had pushed through the floor and opened right before Ken's bed. Breaking it's mirage just long enough for Daisuke to get out he sat upon the bed and watched as it slinked it's way back down into the floor.

Quietly deciding that he had to find Hikari before anything happened to her, Daisuke once again exited the room and pushed the button for the elevator. Deciding to continue his search on the floor he had previously come from, he pushed the button for the floor putting the book on the down.

The same sudden whoosh accompanied the seeming flight downwards. Only, when he reached the floor the doors wouldn't open. Attempting to push on them Daisuke quickly let out another curse-word as the doors nearly turned red with blazing heat. Suddenly blasts of blue light burst open the doors. A horn then a blond mess of hair followed by a yellow lizard. "Get this thing moving now Daisuke!" Yamato yelled at the top of his lungs. It was too late, a huge burst of fire swarmed like a wave of killer bees as it engulfed everything in its path. Daisuke, Gabumon, Agumon and Yamato, all of them stared the breath of fire in the eyes watching helplessly as it swallowed them evaporating their hopes and dreams and their very souls.